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Acute brachial neuritis history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
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History
History
A detailed history may help determine the cause of the acute brachial neuritis. Age and gender are important because some brachial plexus problems are more common in certain group. For example, young men more often have inflammatory or post-viral brachial plexus disease called Parsonage Turner syndrome.
Symptoms
Symptoms
- Numbness of the shoulder, arm, or hand.
- Shoulder pain.
- Tingling, burning, pain, or abnormal sensations (location depends on the area injured).
- Weakness of the shoulder, arm, hand, or wrist.
References
References
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